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tamandua

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təˈmænduə/
  • /təˌmænduˈɑ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An anteater of the genus Tamandua.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anteater, New World anteater

History

Etymology

From the genus name, from Tupian. Doublet of tamanoir.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tamàndua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎺᎵᎨ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏗᎦᏰᏍᎩ (amelige dosvdali digayesgi) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小食蟻獸 /小食蚁兽 (xiǎoshíyǐshòu) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Esperanto: tamanduo — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Finnish: kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • French: tamandua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • German: Tamandua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Hungarian: dolmányos hangyász — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Japanese: コアリクイ (koarikui) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Kazakh: тамандуа (tamandua) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Korean: 작은개미핥기 (jageun'gaemihalgi) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Kyrgyz: тамандуа (tamandua) — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Malay: tamandua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Persian: مورچهخوار درختی — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Polish: tamandua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Portuguese: tamanduá-mirim — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Romanian: tamandua — anteater of the genus Tamandua
  • Spanish: comehormigas — anteater of the genus Tamandua